Man commits suicide on I-94

A Macomb County man apparently committed suicide Monday night by leaving his car parked on the side of eastbound Interstate 94 in St. Clair Shores and walking directly in front of an oncoming semi tractor-trailer, according to police and fire officials.

The incident happened about 7:09 p.m. when the man -- a resident of New Haven -- pulled his car over to the side of the freeway north of Little Mack Avenue near the border of Roseville and St. Clair Shores and got out.

Once outside of his car, the man intentionally stood in the far right lane as the truck approached and did not try to evade it, according to Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw.

“From everything we’ve heard from our witnesses, all indications are this was a deliberate act,” Shaw said.

Roseville fire crews transported the man to McLaren Macomb hospital in Mount Clemens where he was pronounced dead. Officials said the man appeared to be in his 30s.

The truck driver was questioned and released at the scene, Shaw said.

“He was pretty shaken up as you can imagine,” Shaw said. “We offered him the services of our chaplain if he felt the need to talk with someone, but there is no talk of any charges against him.”

Michigan State Police shut down the lane for more than two hours as troopers conducted their investigation. All lanes were expected to be open by 10 p.m.